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Mac Forum / Applications / Virtual PC / August 2006Virtual PC's XP transfer to Boot Camp?
Hi. I have Virtual PC with XP and I am soon to upgrade my computer to a iMac or MacPro. I'd like to take my copy of XP with me to this new computer for use with Parallels or Boot Camp, but I've heard there is no simple way of moving it over. Is their a solution to this? I'm hoping I don't have to buy a new copy of XP - something I already thought I bought with Virtual PC. Many thanks for any thoughts. The copy of Windows that came with your VPC is only licensed for installation in VPC, which of course will only run on a Power PC Mac. It is not transferable to a standalone installation in a partition on your Intel Mac. You will need a standard XP SP2 retail license. > Hi. > I have Virtual PC with XP and I am soon to upgrade my computer to a [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > thought I bought with Virtual PC. > Many thanks for any thoughts. That seems quite a severe licensing term, no? I think most people believe when they buy VPC, they're buying a copy of XP too. I had no idea it was a hobbled version. I didn't even know there a way of buying VPC without XP. Obviously I did not read the VPC box as much as I should. Is there any way to 'upgrade' to a normal copy of XP? While I understand the terms, it seems a bit strange to have to buy it twice...? > That seems quite a severe licensing term, no? > I think most people believe when they buy VPC, they're buying a copy of [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > Is there any way to 'upgrade' to a normal copy of XP? While I > understand the terms, it seems a bit strange to have to buy it twice...? You idea of having Microsoft offer an upgrade license for VPC to full XP seems to be a good one. Why not write to Bill or Steve Balmer and make that recommendation. It would do a lot more good that just mentioning it here. Maybe some enterprising Microsoft marketing person might read your letter and run with it. And, btw, being screwed by a company's licensing agreements are nothing new. How many times have you had to buy a copy of your favorite movie when the format changed or you needed a "working" copy for a car trip? Surely you didn't make an unauthorized copy and bought a new one?  SignatureDeeDee, don't press that button! DeeDee! NO! Dee... > That seems quite a severe licensing term, no? I think it's basically the same as the licensing terms you get when you buy a PC that has Windows preloaded on it. It's the standard OEM license. If you want a copy of Windows that can be installed on any PC, you have to buy it by itself. SignatureBarry Margolin, barmar@alum.mit.edu Arlington, MA *** PLEASE don't copy me on replies, I'll read them in the group *** > > That seems quite a severe licensing term, no? > > I think it's basically the same as the licensing terms you get when you > buy a PC that has Windows preloaded on it. It's the standard OEM > license. If you want a copy of Windows that can be installed on any PC, > you have to buy it by itself. It's no different for the Mac OS either - when you buy a Mac it comes with the install disks / CDs / DVDs for the latest verion of the Mac oS at the time. Those installs disks are ONLY for use with that Mac and it's illegal (and some case impossible) to use them to upgrade any other Macs you may have. If you want to upgrade the other Macs, then you have to buy a retail boxed copy of the Mac OS with enough licenses for as many Macs that you want to upgrade. Helpful Harry Hopefully helping harassed humans happily handle handiwork hardships ;o) You did buy a copy of XP, but just like people do when they buy a new pc with Windows preinstalled. They get an OEM license which is good only on the computer on which that copy of Windows has been installed. OEM licenses are not transferable to another computer either. It is the drawback in saving some money by not buying the retail edition of Windows. In your case, you bought a bundled copy of XP and the license is only good for use in VPC. Additional licenses are not sold for bundled editions of Windows. They are only available for retail editions (except under volume licensing agreements, which does not apply to your situation). They are not much of a bargain anyway, since you can buy retail copies of XP in the marketplace cheaper than the cost of an additional license purchased from MS. The savings for a second license is only a few dollars. > That seems quite a severe licensing term, no? > I think most people believe when they buy VPC, they're buying a copy of [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > Is there any way to 'upgrade' to a normal copy of XP? While I > understand the terms, it seems a bit strange to have to buy it twice...? Thanks for all the messages. Do people from MacBU not look at these groups? Seems a shame if they don't. I've been looking around at other sites, and I've read a couple of stories of people managing to get cheap upgrades from MS. Anyone have experience of that? Ta. > That seems quite a severe licensing term, no? > I think most people believe when they buy VPC, they're buying a copy of [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > Is there any way to 'upgrade' to a normal copy of XP? While I > understand the terms, it seems a bit strange to have to buy it twice...? Google strikes again. There is an energetic discussion about this in another thread in this newsgroup. > > That seems quite a severe licensing term, no? > > I think most people believe when they buy VPC, they're buying a copy of [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > Google strikes again. There is an energetic discussion about this in > another thread in this newsgroup. Yeah, but the OP for this thread isn't whiney nor do they seem to have the sense of entitlement in the other thread. SignatureDeeDee, don't press that button! DeeDee! NO! Dee... |
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